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3 Definitions

3.1 Terms defined elsewhere

This Recommendation uses the following terms defined elsewhere:
3.1.1 device [ITU-T Y.2060]: With regard to the Internet of things, this is a piece of equipment
with the mandatory capabilities of communication and the optional capabilities of sensing,
actuation, data capture, data storage and data processing.
3.1.2 gateway [ITU-T Y.2091]: A unit which interconnects different networks and performs the
necessary translation between the protocols used in these networks.
3.1.3 ID terminal [b-ITU-T Y.2213]: A device with a data reading and optional writing
capability which reads (and optionally writes) identifier(s) and optionally application data from/into
an ID tag.
3.1.4 network mobility [ITU-T Q.1703]: The ability of a network, where a set of fixed or mobile
nodes are networked to each other, to change, as a unit, its point of attachment to the corresponding
network upon the network's movement itself.
3.1.5 NGN service integration and delivery environment (NGN-SIDE) [ITU-T Y.2240]: An
open environment in NGN integrating resources from different domains and delivering integrated
services to applications over NGN.
NOTE – These domains include, but are not limited to, a telecommunication domain (e.g., fixed and mobile
networks), Internet domain, broadcasting domain and content provider domain.

3.1.6 open service environment capabilities [ITU-T Y.2234]: Capabilities provided by an open
service environment to enable enhanced and flexible service creation and provisioning based on the
use of standards interfaces.

3.1.7 sensor [ITU-T Y.2221]: An electronic device that senses a physical condition or chemical
compound and delivers an electronic signal proportional to the observed characteristic.

3.1.8 universal IC card (UICC) [b-ITU-T Q.1741.7]: A physically secure device, an IC card (or
'smart card'), that can be inserted and removed from the terminal. It may contain one or more
applications. One of the applications may be a USIM.

3.2 Terms defined in this Recommendation
This Recommendation defines or uses the following terms:

3.2.1 actuator: A device performing physical actions caused by an input signal.
NOTE – As examples, an actuator might act on the flow of a gas or liquid, on electricity distribution, or
through a mechanical operation. Dimmers and relays are examples of actuators. The decision to activate the
actuator may come from an MOC application, a human or MOC devices and gateways.
3.2.2 machine-oriented communication (MOC): A form of data communication between two
or more entities in which at least one entity does not necessarily require human interaction or
intervention in the communication process.
3.2.3 machine-oriented communication (MOC) capabilities: A set of functions for the support
and management of MOC applications, shared by different MOC applications and accessed through
a set of standard interfaces.
NOTE 1 – When MOC capabilities are supported by NGN, they provide standard interfaces for MOC
applications to MOC devices and gateways for data collection, management and operation. They also reuse
or interact with NGN capabilities [ITU-T Y.2201] [ITU-T Y.2240], IT capabilities or Internet capabilities to
provide MOC applications.
NOTE 2 – When MOC capabilities are supported by MOC devices and gateways, they interact with NGN
functionalities and MOC applications through a set of standard interfaces.

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